Statizoid

Portugal vs Yemen: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Portugal
0 years
in 2022
Yemen
9 years
in 2022
Portugal rank
128th
Yemen rank
127th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Portugal
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 9 years against 0 years in Portugal, a difference of 9 years.

Across all 561 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 128th and Yemen ranks 127th of 159 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Years a country was a European overseas colony
Unit
years
Source
Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
Last refreshed

Number of years the country has been colonized from overseas by the European colonial power(s) in a specific year, between Belgium, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, or a combination of them.